Shloka 5

Netra–Nāsa–Mukha Cikitsā, Vraṇa/Bhasma Prayoga, Jvara–Vāta Remedies, and Protective/Uccāṭana Procedures

Devanagari script

पुष्पं रात्र्यन्धतां हन्ति तिमिरं पटलं तथा / चतुर्भागानि शङ्खस्य तदर्धेन मनः शिला

Transliteration

puṣpaṃ rātryandhatāṃ hanti timiraṃ paṭalaṃ tathā / caturbhāgāni śaṅkhasya tadardhena manaḥ śilā

Translation

Ramuan bunga ini memusnahkan rabun malam, serta menyingkirkan timira dan paṭala (selaput pada mata). Ambillah empat bahagian śaṅkha, dan manaḥśilā sebanyak separuh daripadanya.

Word by Word

• पुष्पम्: the flower (this ingredient)
• पुष्पम्: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुष्प (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन

• रात्र्यन्धताम्: night-blindness
• रात्र्यन्धताम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रि (प्रातिपदिक) + अन्धता (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (रात्रेः अन्धता)

• हन्ति: destroys
• हन्ति: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: हन् (धातु)
• Form: लट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्

• तिमिरम्: cataract / dimness
• तिमिरम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तिमिर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• पटलम्: film/opacity (on the eye)
• पटलम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पटल (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2), एकवचन

• तथा: likewise
• तथा: Kriya-visheshana (Adverbial/क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय (adverb)

• चतुर्भागानि: four parts
• चतुर्भागानि: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुर् (प्रातिपदिक) + भाग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), बहुवचन; समासः—द्विगुः (चत्वारः भागाः)

• शङ्खस्य: of conch-shell
• शङ्खस्य: Sambandha (Genitive/सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शङ्ख (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6), एकवचन

• तदर्धेन: with half of that (quantity)
• तदर्धेन: Karana (Instrument/Measure/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + अर्ध (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3), एकवचन; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (तस्य अर्धम्)

• मनःशिला: realgar
• मनःशिला: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनःशिला (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1/2), एकवचन; समासः—कर्मधारयः

Speaker

Lord Vishnu (in instruction to Garuda/Vinata-putra)

Philosophical Teaching

Concept: Pramāṇa of measure: proportion (bhāga) is knowledge that makes action effective.

Vedantic Theme: Right knowledge (samyag-jñāna) guides right action; precision reduces harm.

Application: Follow stated ratios: four parts śaṅkha and half-quantity manaḥśilā (as specified) within the broader formulation context.

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Cross References

Related Themes: Garuda Purana 1.177.6 (adds saindhava and method of vati/anjana)

Characters & Entities

• Vishnu
• Garuda

FAQs

What is the importance of timira and paṭala in this Garuda Purana verse?

They are technical eye-disease terms: timira indicates visual obscuration/dimness, while paṭala refers to a film/opacity; the verse frames the remedy as addressing both conditions along with night-blindness.

How does this verse explain the path of the soul?

It does not; the verse is medical in orientation and lists therapeutic targets and ingredient proportions.

Practical application of this wisdom today?

As a takeaway, it shows careful dosage logic (parts and half-parts) in classical formulations; for actual treatment, consult qualified clinicians since ocular conditions require proper diagnosis and safe preparation standards.